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Youth and Digital Skills Symposium: Preparing young Canadians to make social, economic and cultural contributions

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08 May 2014

To explore the critical issue of promoting the importance of essential digital literacy and skills for Canadian youth, a one-day invitation-only Symposium was organized by the Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) and MediaSmarts in Ottawa on February 10, 2014. This summary report – Youth and Digital Skills Symposium: Preparing young Canadians to make social, economic and cultural contributions – encapsulates “what we heard”. It frames the challenges and opportunities and suggests ways forward as captured by the organizers.

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31 Mar 2014

This report is drawn from a national survey of Canadian youth conducted by MediaSmarts in 2013. The classroom-based survey of 5,436 students in grades 4 through 11, in every province and territory, examined the role of networked technologies in young people’s lives. Experts or Amateurs? Gauging Young Canadians’ Digital Literacy Skills (the fourth in a series of reports from the survey) explores the level of young people’s digital literacy skills, how they are learning these skills and how well digital technologies are being used in classrooms to support these skills.

Young Canadians in a Wired World, Phase III: Cyberbullying: Dealing with Online Meanness, Cruelty and Threats

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18 Mar 2014

This report is drawn from a national survey of Canadian youth conducted by MediaSmarts in 2013. The classroom-based survey of 5,436 students in grades 4 through 11, in every province and territory, examined the role of networked technologies in young people’s lives. Cyberbullying: Dealing with Online Meanness, Cruelty and Threats (the third in a series of reports from the survey) looks at youths’ experiences with online conflict, the strategies they use to deal with this and who they turn to for support.

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19 Feb 2014

This report is drawn from a national survey of Canadian youth conducted by MediaSmarts in 2013. The classroom-based survey of 5,436 students in grades 4 through 11, in every province and territory, examined the role of networked technologies in young people’s lives. Online Privacy, Online Publicity (the second in a series of reports from the survey) explores the Janus-faced nature of online privacy by examining the strategies that young people use to control how they are represented online and the ways in which they seek to assert some sort of control over their personal information.

Young Canadians in a Wired World, Phase III: Life Online

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22 Jan 2014

This report is drawn from a national survey of Canadian youth conducted by MediaSmarts in 2013. The classroom-based survey of 5,436 students in Grades 4 through 11, in every province and territory, examined the role of networked technologies in young people’s lives. Life Online (the first in series of reports from the survey) focuses on what youth are doing online, what sites they’re going to, their attitudes towards online safety, household rules on Internet use, and unplugging from digital technologies.

Young Canadians in a Wired World, Phase III: Talking to Youth and Parents about Life Online

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29 May 2012

This exploratory study examines the attitudes and experiences of children, youth and parents relating to networked technologies. Results indicate a generation of adults who have become hyper-vigilant about young people’s online lives and a generation of youth who are navigating “life in the fishbowl” when it comes to their digital experiences. Findings will set the stage for a national survey of students in 2013.

Young Canadians in a Wired World – Phase III Teachers' Perspectives

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15 Feb 2012

This study explores the attitudes of Canadian teachers regarding networked technologies in classrooms: do they enhance learning and what is the impact on the teacher-student relationship? Results indicate that there are significant challenges to overcome in integrating technology in meaningful ways that enrich the learning process. A number of best practices are also identified.

The Privacy Piece

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08 Sep 2011

Report on Privacy Competencies in Digital Literacy Programs in Canada, Britain, Australia, America, and Brazil
The purpose of this paper is to identify leading digital literacy initiatives in Canada and abroad, evaluate their privacy competencies components, and identify opportunities for raising Canadians’ online privacy awareness and skills in the context of digital literacy initiatives. The Privacy Piece was commissioned by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada as part of the Insights on Privacy Speaker Series.

Internet and Canada’s Future: Opportunities and Challenges

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10 Apr 2011

Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), along with its partners Media Awareness Network and the International Institute for Sustainable Development, released this report on the findings from the Canadian Internet Forum. This national consultation, which took place in February 2011 and was hosted by these three organizations, provided a venue where Canadians could express their thoughts on how the Internet should be run in Canada.

From Consumer to Citizen: Digital Media and Youth Civic Engagement

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02 Mar 2011

A discussion paper focusing on the impact of media – especially interactive technology – on civic and political engagement for children and youth. It also looks at the ways in which educators can effectively integrate digital literacy into their classrooms to foster and support youth civic engagement.

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Young Canadians in a Wired World – Phase II Trends and Recommendations

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02 Nov 2005

Young Canadians in a Wired World – Phase II focus groups and the student survey that followed made it very clear that the Net has become an integral part of young Canadians’ social environment. Trends and Recommendations looks at the findings from both the qualitative and quantitative research to create a snapshot of that environment.

Young Canadians in a Wired World – Phase II Student Survey

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02 Nov 2005

In 2005, Media Awareness Network (MNet) surveyed young people across the country to find out about their Internet activities. The Young Canadians in a Wired World (YCWW) Phase II student survey, conducted by ERIN Research, explores new areas of interest and revisits some of the initial findings from the baseline study of 2001.

Young Canadians in a Wired World – Phase II Focus Groups

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02 Feb 2004

In November 2003, the Media Awareness Network (MNet) conducted qualitative research, regarding young people’s Internet use, through a series of focus groups with parents and young people, aged 11-17, in Edmonton, Toronto and Montreal.

Canada's Children In A Wired World: The Parents' View

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01 Mar 2003

The Media Awareness Network’s first survey, Canada’s Children In A Wired World: The Parents’ View, was conducted by Environics Research Group in March 2000. It was funded by Industry Canada, in partnership with Health Canada and Human Resources Development Canada.

Young Canadians In A Wired World: Phase I The Students' View

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01 Oct 2001

In early 2001, the Media Awareness Network conducted a nationwide survey of nearly 6000 Canadian students - the first survey of its kind. Young Canadians In A Wired World: The Students’ View was an investigation of Internet use among Canadian youth, exploring what they do online, how they perceive the Internet and what they know about it.

Young Canadians In A Wired World: Phase I Parent and Youth Focus Groups

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05 Jul 2000

A summary of the report on the Summer 2000 focus group sessions conducted by Environics Research Group for the Media Awareness Network (MNet). The sessions, funded by the Government of Canada, focused on how kids use the Internet, as well as on how parents view their children’s Internet use.